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The assessment is in! The European Commission reviewed the 21 draft national energy and climate plans submitted by Member States 

The European Commission published its assessment of the draft NECPs in December 2023. The assessment presents a mixed picture; according to the Commission, at this stage, the draft NECPs are not yet sufficient to meet the EU’s 2030 targets.

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Solar energy tour: from neighborhood to neighbourhood

More than 80% of Croatians are yet to embrace renewable energy and a staggering  90% are unfamiliar with the process of obtaining permits for electricity self-production. The Green Energy Cooperative (ZEZ) wantsto bridge this knowledge gap: last November, the ZEZ

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Learning from Leuven in Belgium

Since it launched its energy community LICHT Leuven, the Belgian city Leuven has become quite an expert on city-citizen collaboration. Read this interview with Jasmien Jossart and Eline Evers, Energy coaches and consultants at the City of Leuven and

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‘Stocktaking’ and next steps 

In this, the closing week of the COP 28, let’s take a quick look at what’s been happening, not only in Dubai, but over the year as a whole. First of all, the multi-lateral, multi-level, multi-stakeholder dialogue at global

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Poland’s national guidelines for EPC contracts: a step towards enhanced energy efficiency

In June 2023, Poland’s Ministry of Climate and Environment issued a set of guidelines for Energy Performance Contracting (EPC). The new EPC guidelines offer a structured approach to improving energy efficiency, particularly in public sector projects. This move is

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The city of Karlovac (Croatia) gets more efficient public lighting thanks to Energy Performance Contracting

On 23 September 2023, the city of Karlovac signed an Energy Performance Contract (EPC) for the complete refurbishment of its public lighting, consisting of 9,083 luminaires, and the displacement of 152 public lighting cabinets located inside the DSO transformer

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Master Class on smart Energy Performance Contracting: alternative procurement models and financial instruments

In a bid to propel the energy transition in the EU, the second Master Class module of the EU ManagEnergy Initiative aimed to unveil alternative procurement models and financial instruments suitable for delivering energy efficiency projects. The module, held

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The latest smart city solutions: get inspired by DOLL Living Lab in Copenhagen

The Smart EPC consortium was looking for a unique demonstration site for practices related to smart Energy Performance Contracting and public lighting. What better place to choose than DOLL – Europe’s leading Living Lab for smart and sustainable urban

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Grenoble – Public services in the age of sufficiency

From sectoral sufficiency to generalized sufficiency Across Europe, the energy crisis has made sufficiencythe order of the day. In Grenoble, a French city that has embodied citizen ecology since 2014, the crisis has been an opportunity to move from

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Europe’s leading climate cities need technological clarity – like no hydrogen in heating

“From the Viennese perspective, achieving the energy revolution is crucial for achieving climate neutrality. But this is incredibly hard to do. It’s a very long process, which requires a lot of patience. Just think about the massive effort that

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